One of the most common problems with raising the temp for ick, is that the lesions (holes in the fish) left over as the ick spots erupt with emerging new ick, are prime real estate for bacteria to set up shop, and those often pathogenic bacteria love the higher temps .
Although the usual advice to raise temps, is reasonable because it hastens the ick life cycle, but I never do it, because the resulting secondary bacterial infections can be a worse problem than the ick itself. Especially with fish species that find warmer temps stressful.
Although the usual advice to raise temps, is reasonable because it hastens the ick life cycle, but I never do it, because the resulting secondary bacterial infections can be a worse problem than the ick itself. Especially with fish species that find warmer temps stressful.